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Understanding Depression: Causes and Solutions by Sergio Alejandro Castro is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Depression is caused by trauma and related to stress response. The human body copes with depression by releasing neurotransmitters like norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin in the pleasure pathway. People experience depression due to lack of these neurotransmitters, which can cause anhedonia, psychomotor retardation, grief, guilt, OCD, or increased substance P leading to emotional pain. Reducing substance P, cortisol, and increasing dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin can help alleviate depression. T
- Author
- Sergio Alejandro Castro
- Language
- EN